Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
HELIOSCOPE
Etymology
Noun
helioscope (plural helioscopes)
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the sun without harming the eye, by means of blackened glass or mirrors that reflect only a part of the light.
Source: Wiktionary
He"li*o*scope, n. Etym: [Helio- + -scope: cf. F. hélioscope.] (Astron.)
Definition: A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light.
– He`li*o*scop`ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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